Mrs Yabsley turned and poked the fire under the copper boiler.

Suddenly Jonah lifted his head and cried: "I say, missis, I can see a hole in a ladder plain enough! Yer mean I've got ter marry Ada ?" The old woman left the fire and stood in front of him.
"Not a bit, Joe.

I've give up that idea.

Marriage wouldn't suit yous.
Your dart is ter be King of the Push, an' knock about the streets with a lot of mudlarks as can't look a p'liceman straight in the face.

You an' yer pals are seein' life now all right; but wait till yer bones begin ter stiffen, an' yer can't run faster than the cop.